Served on board “Fearless” 1968/71. Many happy memories.

Served 8 Happy years on Fearless 94 through to when she payed off., The ship was a big part of my Naval Career. Great times and a great ship as well as the crew. It was a sad day when she payed off steaming into Portsmouth after a deployment. Lots of fond happy times.

I served on HMS Fearless as my first ship in the Royal navy from December 1981 until after the med trip after the Falklands war. I was the MA on the 4th Assault Sqdrn and left the RN/RM Medical branch as a WO1 MA(ODA) 4 years ago , after 32 years of service . Fearless was my First and best ship - West Indies, Med and Norway of course. Tom Andrew was my CPOMA and Bob Lockhart was The POMA. My final ship was HMS Sutherland as the Executive Warrant Officer.

@Sean-zg4iy

Жыл бұрын

My old man served on HMS Fearless 1975/78, the first RN ship I clearly recall visiting. I kept a sharp eye out for her during the Falklands War as she dodged the bombs in San Carlos Water. Pleased you got in & out in one piece, David.

I served in 6ASRM and 4ASRM 1991 to 1993. It was an honour serving on the two LPD's of the Royal Navy. I went for an interview with the RFA' in 2002 and seen both ships tied up in the basin, very sad. Brought a tear to an old mans eye seeing them being cut into scrap. Lots of happy memories. Farewell girls gone but never forgotten!

I served in FEARLESS on her second commission , as Harold Wilson’s private yatch for his talks with Smith . The lads in 7 mess where good lads to sail with. Terribly sad to see any ship die especially one you sailed in

my dad served on the fearless from what I've read and my dads told me she was one hell of a ship. towards the end of her life they had to scavenge parts off intrepid the keep fearless going. also, to true Gary ward they will never be forgotten

I was a Royal Marine on HMS Intrepid back 50 years ago this week when I was with 42 commando RM heading from Singapore to Aden to help cover the withdrawal of all UK personnel....unfortunately that region is still in turmoil...and I'm happily retired living in Costa Blanca,Spain.....

Served on Intrepid first commission,joined her in John browns shipyard in glasgow.remember carrying one of the first hovercraft.stayed with her for her first refit in singapore,great times.

I served on HMS Intrepid (sickbay) between ?Apr80 - Aug81 and it was one of the high points of my 17yrs in the RN. I don't know which is sadder, watching this video or the ones showing the ghostly remains of RNH Haslar where I served for about 15 yrs. As the poet said - "Time & tide wait for no man".

Did 2 years on Intrepid mid 80’s. Did all the normal crap with the DTS. I was a Comms Yeoman and succeeded in teaching all the buntings semaphore. This proved entertaining during RAS(P) Light Jackstay, when they would be all up “Shooting the breeze”, with the buntings on the Glamorgan.

I spent many happy weeks on Intrepid sailing to and from Australia back '68. On our way to berthing at Brisbane we sailed through 'The Great Barrier Reef' which was absolutely magical. A trip of a lifetime which will never be forgotten. It's a pity these iconic vessels have to end up being recycled into goodnes knows what.

I worked on Intrepid in the early 90’s watching over a test of the replacement crane fitted to her starboard stern quarter while she was in Pompey, I was made very welcome - until it went wrong of course! Happy days and sad to see her go.

So sad to see such a great ship being torn to pieces in that dry dock

Remember them well as they frequently stopped at Gibraltar.Sad to see them being cut up for scrap, although ships are nothing without a good crew,as i am sure both ships had. Salute from Gibraltar,to past and present service personnel.

Fantastic video , emotional to view.

I served on Fearless from 1970 to 1972 and was in the Landing/boarding parties. involved in some great NATO exercises

Vouluntered for army exercise ever ready14 flown from Lynham to sharja and then spen a couple of weeks in the gulf area on HMS Intrepid Yaz island for live firing1968 took an old standard 8 cini camera with me just had about four mins worth of crew and other bods life and action on board it was and still is a very memorable event for me.went Birkenhead to see L11 arrive.very sad day.glad to have served

HMS Fearless have been welcomed in Sevastopol, Ukraine, in autimn 1991. We drinked the bulgarian brendy "Slnchev Bryag" with their oficeers on the board of katamaran "Akhtiar" and speekin' 'bout the inner policy of Margaret Tetcher's goverment, Gorbachev's "perestrojka" and sevastopol's pretty women. We are brothers'in'armes from theese days..

@JohnDoe-ud3bo

2 жыл бұрын

I was on that visit. You could buy any item of military uniform including guns on the Jetty. Great time and much vodka drunk. The people were very friendly and proud of thier history.

Brilliant footage

Good but sad presentation Sam spent eight Happy Years on Fearless good ship, good crew, good memories. Took her into payoff. Enjoyed my time on her, after that Type 23s which never seemed to have the same fun factor. Robbie Robinson

Happy days, spent five years of my 18 on Fearless, awesome ship

I was on Intrepid in 91 when we met Fearless off Portland I think. We took Intrepid into PByO the same year so it must have been the last time they were both at sea together (in working order). I left Intrepid and joined Fearless the same day. Bloody good ships, work hard, play hard!

@xsincerely._evax

2 жыл бұрын

Was on the Fearless in 91, yeah think the ships met up at sea off Portland and lots of photos were taken as they knew it would be the last time they would be operational. Fearless was falling to bits by then.

My step dad was on the fearless in the falklands

The Intrepid ended up in Liverpool and was torn apart very much in the same manner as the Fearless, very sad fate for two fantastic Naval Vessels.

I was on the Rusty F in 84 and 85 and took her into DHD in Pompey. I remember that last families day and have some photos somewhere. Really sad to see her torn apart.

@bungfupanda8936

2 жыл бұрын

I was in Arrow when we escorted Fearless out to the west indies in early 85, Fearless was being used to train Dartmouth midshipman as I recall. Both ships exist only in history now sadly. 🇬🇧⚓

@RailwayManUK

2 жыл бұрын

@@bungfupanda8936 Yep she was DTS so as well as Midshipmen we also had the artificer apprentices. The Windies deployment was brilliant!

'Explicit Nomen" Fantastic through the years, but gutwrenching in the end! "Going back into the sea, whence we all came!" 🏴‍☠

In my opinion a ship that should have been saved But the UK really doesn't care about its services we are all soon forgotten service counts for nothing just like old ships

@blazer666del

5 жыл бұрын

The UK has got 3 similar vessels serving now. RFA Cardigan Bay, Mounts Bay and Lyme Bay. They are larger and have more capabilities than the Fearless and Intrepid .

p.s. fearless is defiantly not forgotten because my science vessel is called fearless on star trek online

Yes, until recently, Intrepid and Fearless were resting in Portsmouth. Fearless was towed to Belgium, for destruction. Intrepid? Don`t know. Sorry. Magic design, that huge superstructure, and the straight aft.

seen her at Liverpool docks, sad...

I was taken off greenies course at Collingwood to sail with her to Caribbean. Went from Puerto Rico down to Trinidad. Fantastic few months as a first draft for a youngster. I wanted a hi-res pic of her for my son. Does anyone know where I can get one?

Forgot to mention dates... '80 or '81 i think.

I've just read that HMS Fearless was taken to Belgium where she was broken up for scrap... sad but, what else can you do with such a large ship?

I spent a month onboard HMS Fearless when I was in the army in 1984 and enjoyed the experience. Can anyone let me know where she ended up once de-commissioned? Good video clip and soundtrack.

@stevenbevis9290

Жыл бұрын

Belgiun scrapyard

Possibly a daft question, but why the French ensign on Intrepid at 1.27?

@blazer666del

5 жыл бұрын

Because that is a French LVD

Nvm. Found my glasses now :-D

... or Fearless.

Sorry,, but the "techno music" is a complete distraction.